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The table below looks at the demand for Ethernet skills within the Kent region with a comparison to our Communications & Networking category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Ethernet over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkEthernet
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank--
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads00
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.000 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£342£373
% change on same period last year-8.35 %
Hourly rates quoted00
Average minimum hourly rate--
Average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate--
UK excluding London average hourly rate£26.91£30.91
% change on same period last year-12.94 %
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Kent
Matching contract IT job ads8279
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.132 %0.085 %
Daily rates quoted167
Average minimum daily rate£247£199
Average daily rate£261£210
% change on same period last year+24.21 %
Average maximum daily rate£275£221
UK excluding London average daily rate£346£337
% change on same period last year+2.79 %
Hourly rates quoted2119
Average minimum hourly rate£21.99£18.73
Average hourly rate£24.25£19.78
% change on same period last year+22.54 %
Average maximum hourly rate£26.50£20.84
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.82£28.43
% change on same period last year-2.12 %
Ethernet South EastEthernet
South East

We calculate average IT contractor rates directly from the figures quoted and do not attempt to derive hourly rates from daily rates or vice versa.

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Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Ethernet across the Kent region as a proportion of the total demand within the Communications & Networking category.

Kent Ethernet Demand Trend

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Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Ethernet across the Kent region.

Kent Ethernet Daily Rate Trend

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Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Ethernet across the Kent region.

Kent Ethernet Hourly Rate Trend

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Top 18 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Kent region citing Ethernet also mentioned the following IT skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled that cited Ethernet.

11 (50.00 %)MS Office
11 (50.00 %)ITIL
11 (50.00 %)Windows
11 (50.00 %)Windows XP
11 (50.00 %)WAN
11 (50.00 %)TCP/IP
11 (50.00 %)VPN
11 (50.00 %)Cisco
11 (50.00 %)Microsoft
11 (50.00 %)CCNP
11 (50.00 %)CCNA
11 (50.00 %)Active Directory
11 (50.00 %)Cisco Certification
11 (50.00 %)MPLS
11 (50.00 %)Frame Relay
11 (50.00 %)Government
11 (50.00 %)SC Cleared
11 (50.00 %)Security Cleared

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Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Kent region citing Ethernet also mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled that cited Ethernet. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Kent IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (50.00 %)MS Office
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (50.00 %)WAN
11 (50.00 %)TCP/IP
11 (50.00 %)VPN
11 (50.00 %)MPLS
11 (50.00 %)Frame Relay
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (50.00 %)Government
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (50.00 %)Network Engineer
11 (50.00 %)Support Engineer
11 (50.00 %)Helpdesk Support
11 (50.00 %)Network Support Engineer
11 (50.00 %)Network Support
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (50.00 %)Windows
11 (50.00 %)Windows XP
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (50.00 %)ITIL
11 (50.00 %)SC Cleared
11 (50.00 %)Security Cleared
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (50.00 %)CCNP
11 (50.00 %)CCNA
11 (50.00 %)Cisco Certification
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (50.00 %)Active Directory
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (50.00 %)Cisco
11 (50.00 %)Microsoft